TL;DR
EMT conduit is electrical metallic tubing — thin-wall galvanized steel raceway, bendable with a hand bender and joined with setscrew or compression fittings rather than threads. It protects conductors in exposed interior runs like garages, basements, and commercial walls, and with rated fittings can serve as the equipment grounding path under NEC Article 358.
What it means
EMT conduit is electrical metallic tubing — thin-wall galvanized steel raceway, bendable with a hand bender and joined with setscrew or compression fittings rather than threads. It protects conductors in exposed interior runs like garages, basements, and commercial walls, and with rated fittings can serve as the equipment grounding path under NEC Article 358. Common trade sizes run 1/2 to 4 inches; outdoors it needs compression fittings listed for wet locations.
Where it sits in the glossary
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